Posts Tagged: ryegrass

Some Concerns with Roundup Ready Spring Canola for Italian Ryegrass Control

Spring canola acreage in Eastern Washington has increased dramatically over the past five years. Much of this increase has been driven by the inability of growers to control multiple herbicide-resistant Italian ryegrass in other crops, such as wheat and pulse crops. A large percentage of the...

Regional Italian ryegrass herbicide trials underscore the importance of IPM in weed management

Summary Review Results from this year's Italian ryegrass (IR) herbicide trials helped quantify differences in herbicide resistance among IR populations within the southern Sacramento Valley. The trial took place in Bird's Landing, CA (near Rio Vista), and was replicated farther north in Esparto,...

Italian Ryegrass Research Updates (2022 Trials)

Summary note: This is a belated research update from herbicide trials (targeting Italian ryegrass) carried out in the winter of 2021-2022 in wheat fields in the Esparto area. The southern Sacramento Valley saw a record number of consecutive days without rain in that year,...

Italian ryegrass update: latest research and management strategy

In California, Italian ryegrass [Lolium perenne L. spp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot] has been around for a long time and is a major weed in orchards, vineyards, field crops, fallow fields, and so on. It grows vigorously in winter and early spring. Italian ryegrass is a short, rhizomatous, that grows...

EVENT: Controlling Italian Ryegrass in California Small Grains Field Day

Controlling Italian Ryegrass in California Small Grains Field Day Thursday, April 21, 2022, 8:45 a.m.–10:45 a.m. POSTPONED to Friday, April 22, 2022, 8:45 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Intersection of Road 13 and Road 85, Capay, CA 95607 GPS: 38.795851, -122.045259 Please RSVP for lunch...

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